Xia Mingtang froze, then reached out and lightly touched his cheek.
It was only a toothpick. No matter how sharp it was, it couldn't possibly cause him any pain.
But the moment it pierced his cheek, Xia Mingtang's breathing grew heavier.
"Has he always been this arrogant?"
Gu Nanzhi stared in astonishment for a moment, then turned to look at her nephew.
She had heard plenty about Greedy Wolf, but had never seen for herself what he was like.
"At a time like this, you should be focusing on something else!" If he hadn't been held back, Chang Yi would have been so frantic he'd have charged forward with his blade drawn.
Compared to the County Lieutenant's unruffled calm,
a figure had already slipped out from among the Blackwater Gang.
"What are you doing?"
Bai Feng tried to stop her, but his hand grasped at empty air.
As Yan Jin walked, she raised her fingertips. Sharp threads of sword energy flickered in and out of sight.
From Lin Shu's actions just now, she had already learned what she wanted to know. All that remained was figuring out how to deal with this mad tiger.
"Heh—hah!"
Xia Mingtang's face twitched slightly. His expression, which had shown neither joy nor sorrow, gradually twisted into a wild grin.
He patted the young man on the shoulder. "You're dead. But before you die, I'll make you watch as I swallow that elixir whole."
As he spoke, red light surged around him, splitting into a hundred or so streaks that abruptly descended from above.
They transformed into a prison radiating a terrifying aura. It locked down the entire courtyard and fell around the young man as well.
The beams of light solidified, cracks spreading across them until they became hideous eyeballs. They stared fixedly at